Podcast – Lady Bits

Jacqui and LeMar take on incels and discuss recent incidents of weaponized white feminism.  Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Relevant Links Does anyone have the right to sex? – Amia Srinivasan for London Review of Books ‘Beta Males’ Want To Kill Women Because They Can’t Get Laid – Robyn Pennacchia for Bust Magazine On Sexual […]

Jacqui and LeMar enjoy the excitement of Black Panther and A Wrinkle In Time before discussing anti-abortion laws, population fallacies, and more.  Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Relevant Links Raise Your Son to Be a Good Man, Not a ‘Real’ Man – Michael Kimmel for The Cut The Population Bomb Has Been Defused – Noah […]

Jacqui and LeMar discuss the impact statements from Larry Nassar’s sentencing, the Women’s March, and how healthcare still fails women.  Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Relevant Links Sister Survivors – An international non-profit organization supporting efforts to alleviate human trafficking, sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation Larry Nassar sentenced to up to 175 years for decades […]

On the eve of the Golden Globes, Jacqui and LeMar started 2018 with some positive stories about long overdue change. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related links Time’s Up: a unified call for change from women in entertainment for women everywhere – Get involved Charlottesville Just Selected Its First Black Female Mayor – Natalie Gontcharova for Refinery29 Retired […]

Jacqui and LeMar meander through their evolving friendship following another crazy week of men run amok. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links The myth of the male bumbler – Lili Loofbourow for The Week Holden Shearer on toxic gender dynamics [Twitter thread] To Guys Who Think It’s “Hard To Be A Man” Right Now, […]

Jacqui and LeMar discuss the Women’s Convention, rising justice for sexual harassment and assault, the full reach of patriarchy, and more. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links Inside The Most Popular Women’s Convention Panel: “Confronting White Womanhood” – Hannah Smothers for Cosmopolitan Harvey Weinstein and the Economics of Consent – Brit Marling for The […]

Jacqui and LeMar talk about Insecure, One Mississippi, our cultural failure to believe women, upcoming resistance events, and more. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links Tig Notaro Distances Herself From Louis CK… – Yohana Desta for Vanity Fair I‘m Done With Not Being Believed – Amber Tamblyn for The New York Times Yvonne Orji […]

Jacqui and LeMar discuss pro-choice crusader Dr. Willie Parker’s book, being “the other” in your own family, and much more. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links Life’s Work: A Moral Argument for Choice by Willie Parker – Published by Simon & Schuster  

If the title upsets you, then this episode is about you. Jacqui and LeMar discuss how language promotes gender violence, counteracting rape culture, raising feminist boys, and more. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links The Opposite of Rape Culture is Nurturance Culture – Nora Samaran for NoraSamaran.com The Language of Gender Violence – Robert […]

Jacqui and LeMar talk bell hooks, Kirsten Gillibrand, Maxine Waters, and how the hell to podcast as the country makes less and less sense. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links Dr. Willie Parker on Why Abortion Rights Are a Moral Imperative, Especially For Christians – Prachi Gupta for Jezebel Sponsor Jacqui for the National […]

Jacqui and LeMar return with more ways to #Resist, book and movie recommendations, a look at the Sopranos through a feminist lens, and a whole lot more. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks Rally for Obamacare, Mock Funeral for Presidency in NYC – Matthew Chayes for […]

Jacqui reports her experience at the Women’s March on Washington and explains the many ways we can all remain involved in the Resistance. PLUS, 2 new additions to Jacqui’s Book Club. Related Links Daily Action: Resisting extremism in America, one phone call at a time – Sign up for daily action alerts Injustice Boycott – […]

Jacqui and LeMar reflect on the scariest thing going on right now: America! [Headphones strongly recommended for this episode; LeMar dropped the ball as a producer] Related Links The Importance of Being an Angry Woman – Dayna Evans for NY Mag’s The Cut After the election of Donald Trump, we will not mourn. We will […]

Jacqui and LeMar lament how Trump has further instigated the war on women, reiterate the importance of voting, celebrate 100 years of Planned Parenthood, and more. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links Fear Of A Female President – Peter Beinart for The Atlantic Happy Birthday, Sexual Health: Planned Parenthood is 100 Years Old – […]

Jacqui and LeMar discuss new efforts to fight human trafficking and the old scourge of violence that is men, and an important study on abortion. PLUS, as you might’ve guessed, Jacqui’s got a Trump rant. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links Lawsuit Accuses Donald Trump Of Raping Teenage Girl In 1994 – Emma Whitford […]

Jacqui and LeMar finally return to reopen Book Club, talk about the well-fated ‘tampon tax,’ pro-trans activism, and much more. We’ve missed you. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links All The Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister available on Amazon Senate Unanimously Passes Bill Eliminating ‘Tampon Tax’ – Josefa Velasquez for Politico #IllGoWithYou: An Ally […]

Jacqui and LeMar catch up with Indiana and its crusade against women’s health. Then, they talk about Brazil’s war on contraception, the pay gap in US Soccer, and Chariot for Women: the car service app through which women transport women around exclusively. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links Planned Parenthood Sues Indiana Over Terrible […]

Jacqui and LeMar review the Kim Kardashian/Erin Andrews double standard, the UN designation for abortion restrictions as torture, the gender gap in unpaid labor, and more. Also! Tweet your spells and powers in the name of gender equality using the hashtag #IfIWereAWitch. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links This Company Received Bic “For Her” […]

FINALLY! LeMar and Jacqui are back to explain why they’ve been gone for so long, the voting power of unmarried women, the science of IUDs, and much much more. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links The Single American Woman – Rebecca Traister for NY Mag All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise […]

Jacqui and LeMar talk about the UN’s report on the global benefits of feminism, the truth behind fetal tissue donation, the ongoing fight for rape justice, and more. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links Feminism Makes The World Safer and Richer: New UN Report Confirms – Ben Norton for Salon Tearing Down the Fetal […]

Jacqui and LeMar talk about #ShoutYourAbortion, the uptick in second-term abortions and the student protest of a concealed campus carry law in Texas. PLUS, Jacqui’s Book Club is back in session with Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision NOT to Have Kids. Related Links Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the […]

Jacqui and LeMar discuss the education gap that makes finding worthy men difficult, the insidious hypocrisy of anti-abortion advocates, and more. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links Why College-Educated Women Can’t Find Love – Emily Shire for The Daily Beast If “pro-lifers” wanted to end abortion – rather than control sex – their tactics […]

Jacqui and LeMar discuss court clerk Kim Davis’s infamy, a shift in the discourse surrounding abortion, a Johnny Depp/Brad Pitt romance, and more. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links Kim Davis Is Defending the Sacred Sanctity of Marriage From the Gays–But Who Will Defend the Sacred Sanctity of Marriage from Kim Davis – Dan […]

Jacqui shares her thoughts on the Amy Schumer comedy Trainwreck, and LeMar talks about his trip to a wedding in Los Angeles. Download Lady Bits on iTunes!

In their second 29th episode, Jacqui and LeMar discuss Elyse Anders’s verbal dressing down of men, OkCupid ettiquette, Dan Savage’s report on Colorado’s birth control experiment, and the long-term emotional fallout of women who have had abortions. Related Links Men: A List of Shit I Am Tired of Because of You – Elyse Anders for […]

Jacqui and LeMar discuss Bella DePaulo’s Singled Out as well as their own experiences with singlehood. Also, they talk about New York’s Women’s Equality Act and how the Affordable Care Act is reducing the rate of abortions. Related Links Singled Out: How Singles are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After […]

Jacqui and LeMar revel in the glory of the Supreme Court ruling for nationwide marriage equality and lambast religious conservatives’ continued allegiance to bigotry. #LoveWins Related Links Read the opinion: Supreme Court rules states cannot ban same-sex marriage – CNN After Same-Sex Marriage, Then What? – Robert P. Jones for The Atlantic Religion’s smart people […]

Jacqui and LeMar review Amy Schumer’s “catch a dick” newsflash, innovative period panties, and Jacqui’s latest adventures in catcalling. Related Links Amy Schumer: ‘I’m 160 Pounds, and I Can Catch a Dick Whenever I Want’ – Ellie Shechet for Jezebel To Catch a Dick – Reina Gattuso for Feministing Let’s Talk About Periods and a […]

Jacqui and LeMar talk about the uptick in abortion ban legislation, the benefits of starting sex education at age 4, and the Netflix porn documentary Hot Girls Wanted. Related Links The Case for Starting Sex Education in Kindergarten – Saskia De Melker for PBS NewsHour Idaho’s Abortion Ban Is Unconstitutional, Federal Court Says – Bill […]

In the wake of the simmering Louis CK controversy, Jacqui and LeMar talk about the trouble of imbuing our favorite entertainers with higher character. Then, they discuss why attaching morality to religion is unnecessary and possibly dangerous. Related Links Did Jen Kirkman out Louis CK’s gross behavior on her podcast last month? – Jordan Freiman […]

LeMar and Jacqui talk about how the “Pink Tax” exacerbates the gender wage gap. PLUS, Jacqui pitches a show that would beat the brakes off The Bachelor. Related Links (More about the Pink Tax) https://www.facebook.com/MicMedia/videos/922511064438351/ http://www.buzzfeed.com/maitlandquitmeyer/gender-specific-products-that-totally-shouldnt-be?utm_term=4ldqpgy&bffb#.dog4YnaPqb

Jacqui and LeMar discuss the struggle to understand feminism, the wage gap, religious freedom run amok, the perils of being 33, and much more. Related links Feminism doesn’t mean a battle of the sexes, but a common goal for all – Laura Bates for The Guardian Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®: The International Men’s […]

Jacqui and LeMar discuss the treatment of gay people in Indiana, including the revision to the state’s Religious Freedom bill, which never should have been drafted in the first place. Also, Jacqui’s Book Club is back with Dan Savage’s American Savage. Related links Indiana Lawmakers Agree on ‘Fix’ to Religious Freedom Law – Danielle Paquette […]

In honor of International Women’s Day, Jacqui and LeMar discuss the progress women have made and the long road ahead. Plus, they talk about how redefining masculinity is integral to gender equality. And is your “boyfriend muscle” getting out of shape? Jacqui explains what that means and LeMar is disappointed that the remedy isn’t IWD-40. […]

Jacqui and LeMar commemorate Valentine’s Day by talking about a self-marriage and how to know (with 95% certainty) whether a relationship will survive. Related links Woman Marries Herself — But Not for the Reason You Think – Arianne Tan for Good Morning America Masters of Love – Emily Esfahani Smith for The Atlantic A Strongly […]

Jacqui and LeMar celebrate Super Bowl weekend with manspreading, saved by the bell hooks, and anything else that came to mind. Related Links saved by the bell hooks The War on Ballsacks – Kristen Schaal for The Daily Show

Jacqui schools LeMar on how American Christians’ attitude toward abortion has shifted with political agendas. Related Links Republicans Introduce An Anti-Abortion Bill So Extreme That GOP Women In Congress Are Revolting –  Tara Culp-Ressler for Think Progress GOP women object to rape clause in 20-week abortion bill – Lauren French and Jake Sherman for Politico […]

Jacqui and LeMar discuss whether being single deserves all the pity and shaming American culture gives it. Related Links All the Single Ladies – Kate Bolick for The Atlantic

Jacqui and LeMar celebrate the holidays by discussing the self-care parallels between holidays with family and social activism. Also, they explain how to interact with your racist Facebook Friends. Related Links Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS) Love and Afrofeminism: 5 Core Self-Care Principles Every Activist Should Live By – Spectra for Spectra Speaks Dealing […]

Of COURSE Jacqui and LeMar had to discuss street harassment! With special guest Kim Cherubin (host of CraftStash), they talk about the Hollaback and Jezebel street harassment videos as well as the sweeping impact that street harassment has on both men AND women. Related Links A Hollaback Response Video: Women of Color on Street Harassment […]

Jacqui and LeMar discuss a website that provides guidance for men about feminism, the dating app designed to give women more control, and how creative Halloween costumes are sexier than those marketed as such. Related Links The Womansplainer: Consulting for men who have better things to do than educate themselves about feminism by Elizabeth Simins […]

Jacqui and LeMar discuss bell hooks’ week-long residency at The New School, Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist, and the widespread effects of living under the gaze of male white supremacy. Related Links Stream bell hooks’ Scholar-In-Residence talks – Eugene Lang College of The New School Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

LeMar tells Jacqui about his trip to the UN for the launch of He For She, a solidarity movement for gender equality. Then, they talk about the President Obama’s “It’s On Us” campaign, a Columbia University student’s art project inspired by her sexual assault, and the positive shift in importance of consent. Oh…and Jacqui and […]

In the inaugural Lady Bits Quickie, Jacqui and LeMar comment on the discourses surrounding the invention of date rape-preventative nail polish and the recent leak of private nude celebrity photos. Related Link Why Rape Prevention Activists Don’t Like The New Nail Polish That Can Detect Roofies – Tara Culp-Ressler for Think Progress

Jacqui and LeMar discuss commercially sexually exploited girls as described in the Rachel Lloyd memoir Girls Like Us. Then, they talk about the misconceptions associated with sex workers and the nuance required to view sex work more fairly. Related Links 9 Stereotypes Sex Workers Are Tired of Hearing – Cyd Nova for The Mic 9 […]

It’s your great great great grandmomma’s feminism! Jacqui and LeMar commemorate Women’s Equality Day with a quick lesson in its history. Then, they discuss the progress women have (and haven’t) made since 1920 and dispel myths about feminism that somehow still infect us. Related Links Pathways to Equality – Google Cultural Institute 2014 Presidential Proclamation […]

Jacqui and LeMar talk about the paradox of selfies as demonstrations of self-esteem, the “fat acceptance movement,” and the limits of “health at every size.” Related Links 116 Unphotoshopped, Unashamed Women Prove Every Body Is A Beach Body – xoJane 6 Things I Don’t Understand About the Fat Acceptance Movement – Carolyn Hall for Thought […]

Jacqui and LeMar get all up in the business of abortion, including how to reduce the rates through education and free contraception. They also talk about how a gubernatorial candidate’s abortion confession could help depoliticize abortion, which is a good thing. Related Links Study Finds Free Contraceptives Cut Abortion Rate – Associated Press for The […]

Jacqui recounts where she’s been since the last episode, then she and LeMar talk about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dissent to the recent Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision and the sprawling downside of legislatively enforced “religious freedoms.” Then, they touch on sluts…not literally…just hit play already. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Writes Scathing 35-Page Dissent In Birth […]

Jacqui and LeMar discuss the many upsides to gender wage equity, the truth about freezing eggs, hip Christian abstinence music and more.

LeMar and Jacqui discuss misconceptions of street sex work, Tennessee’s criminalization of pregnancy outcomes, and the truth about male victims of rape. PLUS, 3 Gold Stars you don’t want to miss.